Optimal location of U-turn median openings on roadways

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1847, 2003, Pages 36-41

  Zhou, Huaguo ^a   Hsu, Peter ^b   Lu, Jian John ^c   Wright, John E ^a,d  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

^b PBQD Inc   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

^d SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRIVEWAYS; MEDIAN DIVIDERS; OPTIMIZATION; ROADSIDES; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL; URBAN PLANNING;

OPTIMAL LOCATION; ROADWAYS; SIDE STREETS; URBAN MULTILANE ROADWAYS;

TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

EID: 1342287079     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1847-05     Document Type: Article

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